Friday, December 5, 2008

Friday, December 5, 2008

Title: Weekend WarriorAuthor: Karen M. TraceyTheme: None

This one went fairly smoothly for me, with a couple of exceptions. The last section to fall was the NW, where a misguess of FUJI for 1d: Kodak rival (AGFA) got me off to a rocky start. And the ADASTRA/DERN crossing was a guess. My other problem was in not figuring out who or what a Scarlet Knight was, which made the HOYA/HOLM crossing a tough guess.

21a: Put a bottom on (SOLED). Put is one of those could-be-past-or-present verbs you have to watch out for.

22a: Right triangle parts (LEGS). The two parts that aren't the hypotenuse, which is a much cooler word than LEGS.

23a: Hornet, e.g. (VESPID). From the Latin, vespa = wasp.

26a: Company acquired by Alcoa in 2000 (REYNOLDS). Usually it's ALCOA in the fill.

31a: "The Bastard" author John (JAKES). I remember this from when I worked a paperback bookstore as a teenager, so this book has been around a while. Let's see... yep, 1974.

35a: Scarlet Knight rival (HOYA). The Scarlet Knights are the athletic teams from Rutgers, who play the Georgetown Hoyas. Sounds like it could be a comic book hero, though. Doesn't it? In which case the crossing at the H with 35d: Oak variety (HOLM) is a real bear. I've never heard of a Holm oak.

39a: Manta (SEA DEVIL). Think Tampa Bay (formerly Devil) Rays.

41a: Boston-based department store founder (FILENE). Another gimme for a New Englander. Is Filene's a national chain? That I don't know, but I think they were acquired by Macy's.

42a: They're contraindicated for people with certain metal implants (MRIS). Because the high magnetic field could pull them right through your flesh, which generally wouldn't be good.

43a: Onetime Coliseum pro (L.A. RAM).

45a: Admit politely (SEE IN). Nice clue.

47a: Boardwalk buy (HOTEL). Need a crossing to tell if it's going to be HOUSE or HOTEL.

51a: 1957 film narrated by Alistair Cooke, with "The" (THREE FACES OF EVE). Never saw it, but I'm familiar with the title.

1 comment:

ERIK spoelstra is the first asian-american NBA coach. in fact, i think he might be the first asian-american head coach in any major american sport, although the mariners just hired don wakamatsu to be their manager next season. spoelstra is filipino-american.

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